CVE-2016-3163 Information

Description

The XML-RPC system in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a large number of calls made at once to the same method.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10 https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5